No Small Dabs Of Colour - You

Cultivate An Ever-continuous Power Of Observation. Wherever You Are, Be Always Ready To Make Slight Notes Of Postures, Groups And Incidents.

The Thicker You Paint, The More It Flows.

A Portrait Is A Picture In Which There Is Just A Tiny Little Something Not Quite Right About The Mouth.

No Small Dabs Of Colour - You Want Plenty Of Paint To Paint With.

Impressionism' Was The Name Given To A Certain Form Of Observation When Monet, Not Content With Using His Eyes To See What Things Were Or What They Looked Like As Everybody Had Done Before Him, Turned His Attention To Noting What Took Place On His Own Retina (as An Oculist Would Test His Own Vision).